With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin

CollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.

The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

The world economy according to Marc Faber.In my opinion his advice on what to do with your assets is exactly right.Austrian School economist, Marc does not believe in a full social contract .His analysis is sound, except in my opinion he does not analyse the impacts of Peak Oil in precipitating a collapse or the key role it plays in preventing a return to a business as usual fractional reserve ever increasing energy availability (flow) economy and the impact on the entire world rather than just the occidental world.

@Ruhh, in my opinion what's more important than precise ratios (10:1 is more like an average) is an appreciation for pervasive, essential hydrocarbon "inputs" for fertilizers; irrigation energy; farm equipment; transportation (including refrigeration); etc. in our current system of industrial food production.

We literally "eat" oil!

But since you asked, here are a couple of places to start (admittedly both secondary sources):

I've become increasingly despondent the more I learn about our current administration. Our foreign-born Presidential "advisors" with extreme views seem to have been in the foreground or background for at least 2 decades. And there they are officiating at the funeral of Lech Kacyinski. Now we have this revelation:

A List of Goldman Sachs People in the Obama Government: Names Attached to the Giant Squid’s Tentacles

http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/43559

Our unelected leaders pulling the strings from behind the curtain. They who must not be named. Explains a lot of the weird things that have gone on lately.

1- None of the spectacular claims about his views are in quotations. If he made controversial statements, why not quote them exactly? One common reason for describing what someone said without quoting it is to distort it without getting sued.

2- The links that are supposed to contain the material being referred to are broken links. Therefore, we have no way of knowing if this is true or if Fox is making this up. This is not how credible journalism works.

3- Fox News is, by definition, not a credible source. In a well-known court case, Fox has successfully defended their right to lie. In 2003, the Florida Court of Appeals ruled that since there is no rule against lying, the 1st Amendment protects Fox's right to lie. If you don't believe me, here's the official ruling:

Planetresource.net has a Eco friendly solution to clean up the tragedy British Petroleum has created, please watch the video animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bdQQQ3iVw and pass this along to as many people as you know.

One person can still make a difference in this world, is that simple interactions have a rippling effect. Each time this gets pass along, the hope in cleaning our planet is passed on.